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Home Garden and Landscape

Grow your gardening and landscape skills

We provide research-based and regional-specific information for backyard gardeners, insect enthusiasts, and plant lovers of all types.

Where can I find resources and help?

Local OSU staff and trained OSU Master Gardener volunteers provide education in many ways:

  • Ask us questions: You may submit questions online (wascoextmg@oregonstate.edu), call & leave a message (541-296-1217), or visit our office by appointment.  We will assist you in answering your gardening and lawn questions, including identifying your weed, disease, and insect problems and suggest research-based management for these issues.
  • Events: Attend a workshop or class.
  • Educational resources: Publications, books, and guides.

See below to learn more.

Classes and Events

Feb 11 - Mar 18

Basic Woodland Management Course 2021

Online - Registration closed.
Mar 9

Dirt gone bad: When your soil amendment has been contaminated | Growing Oregon Gardeners: Level Up Series

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST Online
Mar 9

What is the environmental impact of your garden? A life cycle analysis approach

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PST Online
Mar 16

Carbon in Oregon's Managed Forests

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm PDT Online

See more events

Local Gardening Resources

Water-wise Gardening in Central Oregon

You can have a colorful and beautiful landscape while conserving water and saving time, energy and money. Learn innovative conservation techniques for water-wise gardening, or xeriscaping, in central Oregon. Full plant lists give you...

Amy Jo Detweiler | Jun 2020 | OSU Extension Catalog

Deer-resistant plants for Central Oregon

Below is a list of plants that tend to be more deer-resistant.

Amy Jo Detweiler, Paul MacMillan | May 2012 | Article

Central Oregon Vegetable Gardening

A collection of articles for growing vegetables in Central Oregon. Include general information, recommendations, soil temperatures, rhubarb, potatoes, cucumbers, beets, carrots, radishes, onions, tomatoes and tomatillos.

Jul 2018 | Collection

Monthly Garden Calendars

Are you wondering what to do in your garden this month? The OSU Extension garden calendar contains timely monthly garden tips including information about garden planning, maintenance and clean up, pest monitoring and management, houseplants, and indoor gardening.

Monthly Garden Calendars

Produced by OSU Extension, each month provides reminders of key garden chores, such as fertilizing, pest control, planting, and maintenance.

May 2018 | Collection

Wasco County Master Gardeners

Do you love gardening, want to advance your skills, and volunteer your time to help others learn? We provide Master Gardeners with tools to become better gardeners:

  • Research-based gardening techniques: Learn the art and science of growing and caring for plants using sustainable gardening practices. Our techniques are based on research by Oregon State University and other land-grant universities.
  • Grow your community: Meet beginner and expert gardeners in your community.
  • Learn by teaching: Provide gardening education in your community.
  • Gain confidence in your skills: We see Master Gardeners become more confident, outgoing, and aware of the need for their gardening knowledge.

Learn More

Lynn Ketchum ©2016 Oregon State University (Cropped from original)

Get your questions answered

Gardening help and resources

Master Gardeners are trained by OSU faculty in proper plant care. They can help diagnose plant and garden problems, and give you research-based recommendations on how to solve them.

Wasco County Master Gardeners

Our Projects

The Dalles Imagination Garden (The DIG)

The DIG is a colorful, engaging, user-friendly, educational garden that stimulates the interest and imagination of children and their families.

Wasco County Master Gardeners

NORCOR Greenhouse

Wasco County Master Gardeners are teamed up with detained youth in a greenhouse gardening mentorship program at the Northern Oregon Regional Corrections Juvenile Detention Facility.

Wasco County Master Gardeners

Spring Plant Fair

Thousands of plant starts grown at the NORCOR Greenhouse Project are sold at our annual Spring Plant Fair. Proceeds benefit both the Wasco County Master Gardener Association for community horticulture education, and the NORCOR Juvenile Program,

Wasco County Master Gardeners

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Wasco County Master Gardener E-News

Stay up to day with Wasco County Master Gardeners! We send out once-a-month updates and info about our community gardening education programs and projects.

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